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Re: Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 3)

Mythbusters use light on a few episodes. But nothing noteworthy. However many of the myths that involve the SF (San Francisco not Surefire) police I see surefire weapon lights. Shoptguns and MP5s have Surefire weapon lights.

Collecting is not about what you have but rather what you DONT have . . . yet. ABTOMAT: "Newer Surefire lights strike me as the result of CNC programmers saying to each other "Hold my beer and watch THIS."

Re: Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 3)

In Cities of the Underworld on History channel the host uses what looks like a couple of different Inovas (saw them again tonight). I've seen several different episodes and he always has a tail switch operated LED light. I'm not that familiar with Inovas though, so I'm not sure that's what they are.

Re: Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 3)

Originally Posted by srvctec

In Cities of the Underworld on History channel the host uses what looks like a couple of different Inovas (saw them again tonight). I've seen several different episodes and he always has a tail switch operated LED light. I'm not that familiar with Inovas though, so I'm not sure that's what they are.

Can anyone else confirm this? Anyone else see this show?

I'm watching the show right now. (The episode about Roman Gladiators).

It looks as though he's using the same Inova model. The camera angles is what makes it seem as though it's more than one model. Got a couple of close up views of the light.

It's an Inova X03 w/ natural finish. (You can get the same model at any Target store).

"The World is insane. With tiny spots of sanity, here and there... Not the other way around!" - John Cleese.

Re: Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 3)

Might have just been that one episode where he solely relied on the X03.

I did see what appeared to be either a natural X5 or possibly X1 in the hand of one of the guys who was showing him around the underground tombs.

I was definitely an x5 in the other guys hand. There was a scene when the host used what looked like an incan that was black. It was only in one of the scenes. It struck me as odd since he always used the x03. Does anyone know what light that was?

Re: Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 3)

It's not unknown for sounds to be added during post-production.
Either because the person didn't realise it wasn't meant to have a sound, or because they knew it didn't and thought it should.

Sort of like views through movie binoculars, where you and I know that the binocular image will become one full image of what we are looking at, the movie people will show two images of the same target. This, I guess, to let us know that it is a binocular view of the target being viewed. In the clicky sound of the flashlight, that is done, I would guess, to let us know that the flashlighht was turned on. Duh!

Re: Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 3)

#7 on the list was a guy from England who covered up his appearence with a parka, and tried robbing a convenience store.... with a black 3D Maglite.

He was holding it vertically, up against the side of his torso. The clerk was not impressed, hit the alarm, and locked the parka bandit in the store with him. The would-be robber used his Maglite to bust a window, and escape.... at least until the cops caught up with him.

"The World is insane. With tiny spots of sanity, here and there... Not the other way around!" - John Cleese.

Re: Flashlights in TV shows and movies (Part 3)

Just saw a re-run of last Tuesday's episode of Estate of Panic, on the Sci-Fi channel. The three contestants who were left, near the end of the episode, had to dig through a spooky graveyard for cash. Being outside, at night, each was issued a large black Maglite. The guy had what looked like a 4D model, while the two women had what appeared to be 6D models.

"The World is insane. With tiny spots of sanity, here and there... Not the other way around!" - John Cleese.